Bill Text: PA HB680 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Further providing for issuance and content of driver's license concerning anatomical donors.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-8)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-03-03 - Referred to TRANSPORTATION [HB680 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB680-Introduced.html

  

 

    

PRINTER'S NO.  753

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

HOUSE BILL

 

No.

680

Session of

2009

  

  

INTRODUCED BY SIPTROTH, CALTAGIRONE, FABRIZIO, GEIST, HARRIS, JOSEPHS, W. KELLER, KORTZ, KOTIK, LONGIETTI, MAHONEY, MANN, McILVAINE SMITH, MELIO, MURT, M. O'BRIEN, PAYNE, REICHLEY, SCAVELLO, K. SMITH, VULAKOVICH, WALKO, WHITE AND YOUNGBLOOD, MARCH 3, 2009

  

  

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MARCH 3, 2009  

  

  

  

AN ACT

  

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Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated

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Statutes, further providing for issuance and content of

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driver's license concerning anatomical donors.

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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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hereby enacts as follows:

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Section 1.  Section 1510(c) of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania

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Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:

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§ 1510.  Issuance and content of driver's license.

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(c)  Anatomical donors.--Any person who is registered as an

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anatomical organ donor and who has in his possession a card

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issued by the recipient organization may attach the card to the

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reverse side of his driver's license or identification card in

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such a way as to permit the removal of this card should the

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person no longer desire to be designated as an anatomical donor.

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Any person may also attach to the reverse side of his driver's

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license or identification card a symbol provided by the

 


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Department of Health designating a person to be an anatomical

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donor or a person with an operative declaration of an advance

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health care directive as provided in 20 Pa.C.S. Ch. 54 (relating

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to health care). The department shall distribute such symbols at

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all photo license centers and shall make such symbols available

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in quantity to any political subdivision or organization on

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request. Information concerning registered donor status may be

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included as a part of the person's personal medical data.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.

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